How to Quit Drinking Alcohol

Anyone who wants to quit drinking, or even cut back to less harmful levels of consumption, has many different options available to help. Quitting is not something that you want to try alone, without any help or support. Trying to stop "on your own" is not recommended.

If you have decided, for whatever reasons, that you want to quit drinking or cut back on your alcohol consumption, help is available. There are a wide variety of professional treatment programs, medical and pharmaceutical treatments, professional therapy and counseling, and mutual support groups.

Following are articles that outline the types of treatment options that are available, whether you seek professional help, peer support, or both.

What's the Best Way to Quit Drinking?
If you are serious about quitting, you want to do whatever you can to produce the best outcome - learning to live life sober. You don't have to limit yourself to one option.

How to Choose the Best Rehab Program
All professional alcohol treatment programs claim to offer the best solution for alcoholism and addiction. How can you tell which rehab program is best for you?

Still No Magic Pill for Alcoholism
After years of research and development and millions of dollars spent on the drugs, there is still no clear scientific evidence that pharmacological treatment reduces total alcohol consumption or reduces harmful drinking.

Living Sober

How Long Do I Have to Go to AA?
Some members consider going to meeting a life-long commitment while others get very involved for awhile and then drift away. The good news is it's entirely up to you.

Warning Signs of a Relapse
In 1982, Terrence T. Gorski developed a list of phases and warning signs leading up to a relapse that have proven by later researchers to be reliable and valid. A relapse begins long before picking up a drink.

The Dangers of a Relapse
The biggest risk of having a prolonged relapse after having been in a recovery program is that you never know if you are going to make it back.